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Old 05-14-2012, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by jane032657 View Post
When my dad passed away (In Seattle) hospice told me I could take the pills, mix them up really well in coffee grinds, pour water on them so they were soaked, and then I could safely throw them away. My dad had thousands of pills left as he took about 35 a day and had about three months worth. It seemed to work good. I was so exhausted I did not look for other alternatives but this was their instruction.
The other way is if you have a pet, and after you clean up after your cat or dog, mix the expired meds in with the pet poop. The idea behind the coffee grind method and pet poop method is to make any controlled drugs too unpalatable for drug abusers to want. I personally like the coffee grinds better because soaking the pills really makes them unusable.